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DOMINIC LAWSON: Film of her injecting them before their agonised deaths would have compelled even her friends to recognise what Letby herself admitted in her notes: I did this.

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the NHS, Nursing Times has compiled a list of 75 nurses and midwives who have contributed in a

Meet 75 nurses and midwives who have positively shaped the NHS over the past 75 years or are doing so right now. Each day we will reveal 15 more names on our list.

Former justice secretary says people with a learning disability or autism are being subject to abuse and mistreatment.

Since the 2011 Winterbourne View scandal, our Haringey families group has campaigned for moving people trapped in institutions into their…

Despite promises to make things better for vulnerable adults, the pace of change is slow - writes Alison Holt.

And so, when this came out, we felt very let down. you just dont treat people like that. even if its a difficult job, you still treat people as human beings. in 2011, another undercover panorama exposed abuse at the now closed winterbourne view. the government promised all such hospitals would close, with people supported in the community instead. yet official figures show more than 2,000 people with learning disabilities and autism still live in long—stay units in england. we shouldnt be in a...

Six men now, please. in their defence, the court was told it was a difficultjob, for which care workers were poorly paid, poorly trained and often short—staffed. but the jury at teesside crown court found peter bennett, matthew banner and two other care staff guilty of mistreating patients. thats a picture that was taken about a year ago. oh, thats lovely. alex is now living in her own bungalow, with support. shes close to her family and doing well. her fathers relieved by todays verdicts. we ...

Disabilities and autism still live in long—stay units in england. we shouldnt be in a situation where 12 years after winterbourne view, this is still happening. most of the people who were in whorlton hall shouldnt have been there in the first place. whorlton hall has now also closed. the government says any form of abuse is unacceptable and that after todays verdicts, it will consider whether further action is needed. alison holt, bbc news. teachers in england have been on strike for the four...

Across the UK, revelations of institutional abuse keep mounting up, yet people are still being denied basic respect, says Guardian columnist John Harris